An innocent man in jail
By maximax8
@maximax8 (31042)
United Kingdom
April 1, 2011 8:11am CST
A man is in Angola jail in America and he says that he is innocent but they don't believe him. He was said to attack twin teenagers in a violent way. However he says that he didn't do that. He was a light criminal at the time so when something so very bad happened he was blamed.
There was a meeting for another man which did say that he did an armed robbery. He said sorry and that he would behave from now on. He moved to New York and went to work for a church. A different man also managed to get out from the jail by saying yes he did the crime and sorry. He went to work telling teens in school that they should stay legal in what they do. He explained how horrible it is in jail.
Should the man that is innocent say that he is guilty just to get out of jail?
It is a case of "give a dog a bad name"?
How do you think these criminals handle a sentence of 50 years?
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3 responses
@albto_568 (1268)
• Costa Rica
1 Apr 11
Being in jail should be one of the worst experiences for a person, and being imprisioned for something he/she, didn´t do carries, besides of all, a lot of frustration, pain, anger etc..., so, if he/she is presented a way out of jail even proclaiming guilty, it´s worth to take it, once outside, there is always the chance to fight for their innocence.
@maximax8 (31042)
• United Kingdom
8 Apr 11
It is a very good idea that the man should say he is guilty and then get out of the jail. Next he could try to fight his innocence.
At Angola Jail in America the men have to work very hard. There was a documentary made there and they called it 'The Farm'.
@albto_568 (1268)
• Costa Rica
10 Apr 11
Live today, and fight tomorrow!!!!¡¡¡, always a good advise.:)
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
2 Apr 11
I don't know about that. I do know that if he does say he's guilty that there is no promise he will be released. Sometimes they just say things to get them to admit their crimes. I have known of several cases that people were charged and then later found to be innocent. The most recent one that comes to mind is a man here that was released after 20 years. Apparently DNA breakthroughs proved him innocent and he was released. By the time he was, he was old and sick. He didn't even live long once he was let go. Sad.
@sid556 (30953)
• United States
8 May 11
Are you talking about the plea bargains that they give here in the US? If so, I personally think they are ridiculous. Sometimes an innocent person is pushed to plead guilty because they can't afford a great lawyer or they don't have enough evidence to prove themselves innocent. If they can't prove their innocence and a jury finds them guilty then they will end up doing a huge sentence for a crime they didn't commit. Our justice system really does suck. On the flip side, a guilty man can just about walk on a plea deal or by ratting someone else out. it really doesn't seem like justice at all does it?
